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After the Young Eagles rally I had some time and decided to fly around a little. I got a ram mount for my yoke and wanted to test it a bit (I like it a lot more than having the ipad on my thigh). I also "suffered" a little spontaneous disassembly of my air vent and had to wait until I was back on the ground to mess with it.

Overall, a nice flight seeing things starting to turn green.

Cessna skyhawk instrument panel with a mix of old and new instruments. On the yoke is an ipad running foreflight.
Appleton WI as seen from above KATW (above the class D airspace)
The wolf river in Wisconsin. Very winding path it cuts through forests.
Air vent tube fell out of wing hole in cockpit. Annoying but not dangerous (unless you're fiddling with it during flight I guess).
#avgeek#flying#aviation
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Lyle Solla-Yates

@richlord “Mayor Tom Murphy was responsible for the Pittsburgh Public Service Fund, which saw about 100 nonprofits combine to contribute about $5 million per year in the mid-2000s. That program collapsed after Mayor Luke Ravenstahl sued UPMC to try to revoke its tax-exempt status in 2013” #PILOT

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I flew today also. The winds at the surface were light whereas the winds at altitude were not. It was light to moderate turbulence the whole time but my first time passenger loved it. Farmers were out clearing brush with fires which I've not seen from the air before.

Air view of a burning field. 3/4 of it is charred and a fire line is burning away the remaining corner. The edges of the field are well defined by a straight burnt edge
#flying#aviation#avgeek
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Heckin Teagan :verified_trans:​:donor:🛩️

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Hey everyone,

I know there is *a lot* going on right now so I'll try and be brief. I'd like to ask for your help in supporting the Pilot Mental Health Campaign's effort to pass reform of the FAA's medical standards when it comes to pilot mental health.
Unfortunately, as it currently stands, pilots are afraid to seek help for common, highly treatable and manageable mental health ailments like depression and anxiety. Doing so could result in loss of a medical clearance to fly, especially devastating for a commercial pilot who makes a living with their ability to fly.

All I'm asking is you take a moment to send a message to your representatives asking them to support these bills. It's just that easy and takes literally 2 minutes.

Thanks!

pmhc.action.aristotle.com/aler

Mental Health in Aviation Act: This piece of legislation would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement the recommendations of the Medical Clearances Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), and the recommendations of the mental health task group which was established in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 within a two-year timeframe. In addition, this bill will direct the FAA to continue monitoring and improving its special issuance process and will allocate funding to help clear the backlog of cases at the Office of Aerospace Medicine, as well as for a public information campaign to inform aviators and air traffic controllers about their ability to seek mental health care. Aviation Medication Transparency Act: This piece of legislation would require the FAA to publish and regularly update its list of approved medications for pilots and air traffic controllers in a way that is easy to find and be digestible for aviators and non-aeromedical doctors. PMHC needs you to take action and email your lawmakers urging them to support these
#pilot#mentalHealth#flying
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Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋

@elaterite Usually the instructor takes the radios for some lessons, to let the student learn a few things at a time. That student wanted to try on his first lesson. I coached him. He did a radio call.

After the flight, he didn't look happy. As we debriefed, it was the radio call.
I explained, "So you're unhappy you didn't sound like an airline pilot. Everyone who heard you [including his father who was on frequency] was impressed you didn't sound like a student pilot." #aviation #pilot #avgeek

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Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋

@elaterite I once had a student who initially thought lowly of C172s because he rode along a lot in his father's high-performance Piper Comanche. But with one flying lesson his opinion was turned around to understand the purpose of a C172 as a stable basic airplane, easy to fly and good for learning in. #aviation #pilot #avgeek

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Jennifer Lynn Bartlett

Joanne Simpson (1923-2010)
1st woman in the U.S. to earn a #meteorology PhD
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her research & models revolutionized our understanding of #clouds & #hurricanes, helping to shape modern #weather forecasting

Photograph: Dr. Joanne Simpson (1923–2010) pores over reams of images of tropical clouds filmed during flights across the tropical Pacific. courtesy Schlesinger Library

black & white photograph of woman using a slide rule while sitting in chair at a table covered in papers
#WomensHistoryMonth#HistSci#WomeninSTEM
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Germanwings-Absturz 2015: SWR3 spricht mit der Witwe des ausgesperrten Flugkapitäns

Der Co-Pilot Andreas Lubitz hat die Germanwings-Maschine am 24. März 2015 absichtlich zum Absturz gebracht. Niemand überlebte. Wie geht man mit sowas um? Jetzt spricht die Witwe seines Kollegen. Der Flugkapitän wollte das Unglück noch verhindern. Hier gibts das ganze Interview!

swr3.de/aktuell/nachrichten/ge

#Germanwings #GermanwingsAbsturz #Flugzeug #Flugzeugabsturz #Absturz #2015 #Suizid #Pilot

Man sieht Piloten-Witwe Annika Sondenheimer und eine Szene mit Helfern an der Absturzstelle der Germanwings-Maschine. (Foto: IMAGO, dpa Bildfunk, IMAGO / Panama Pictures // picture alliance / dpa | Yves Malenfer/Dicom/Ministere In)
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